Fungicides – Foliar Treatment
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Storage
Store in a dry, secure and ventilated area. Keep in original container.
Polyram DF
Group M
Formulation
Product
Company
Active ingredient
Formulation
Container size
Polyram DF (PCP# 20087)
BASF Canada
Metiram: 80%
Water dispersible granules
20
kg bag
Crops, Diseases Controlled, Rates and Timing
Crops
Diseases
Rate per acre
Staging and specific comments
Potato
Early and late blight
0.45 - 0.91
kg
Apply at 7 - 10 day intervals using 0.45 - 0.71 kg/acre until plants
cover the row. Then increase the rate to 0.91 kg/acre until tops are
killed or use 0.45 - 0.71 kg/acre at 5 - 7 day intervals starting when
plants are 15 cm high and continuing until top killing. When conditions
(
rain or dew) favour infections, use the shorter intervals in each case.
May be applied up to the day before harvest.
Sugar beets
Cercospora leaf spot
0.91
kg
Use 0.91 kg/acre when disease is noticed. Repeat at regular intervals
of 7 - 10 days depending on weather conditions. Do not apply later
than 21 days before harvest.
Registered Tank Mixes
None registered.
Application Information
How to Apply
:
Ground application: all registered crops. Aerial application: potato only.
Water Volume
:
Ground
:
40 - 80
L/acre. Aerial: 22 L/acre.
Application Tips
Complete and even crop coverage is essential for effective disease control.
How it Works
A contact and protectant fungicide.
Restrictions
Do not use treated tops for feed or food.
Environmental Precautions
Do not apply to any body of water. Avoid drifting of spray onto any body of water or other non-target areas. Specific
buffer zones should be observed.
Toxicity
Ingestion
:
Polyram DF has a low toxicity by single ingestion. Acute oral LD
50
(
rats) = >5,000 mg/kg.
Dermal
:
Low
toxicity by dermal contact. Acute dermal LD
50
(
rats) = > 2,000 mg/kg.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry, ventilated place. Do not allow product to become wet or overheated as this will reduce its
effectiveness and may create flammable vapours.
Phostrol (cont’d)